Formic Acid Production via One-Pot Hydrolysis-Oxidation of Starch over Quaternary Ammonium Salts of Vanadium-Containing Keggin-Type Heteropoly Acids
Nikolay V. Gromov, Тatiana B. Medvedeva, Ivan А. Lukoyanov, Valentina N. Panchenko, M. N. Timofeeva, Оxana P. Тaran, Valentin N. Parmon
Abstract
Bifunctional solid acidic quaternary ammonium salts of Keggin-type vanadium-containing heteropoly acids, such as R3.5H0.5PVMo11O40 (R: (C2H5)4N, (C4H9)4N, (C6H13)4N), and [(C4H9)4N]4.5H0.5SiW11VO40, are capable of one-pot hydrolysis-oxidationconversion (OxFA-processing) of starch to biogenic formic acid. The impact of the reaction conditions and catalyst type was revealed. The highest formic acid yield of 50% was achieved over the best [(C2H5)4N]3.5H0.5PVMo11O40 catalyst, which was active and stable in seven reaction cycles. The kinetic computational model, which described formic acid formation well, was proposed in the presence of the most active [(C2H5)4N]3.5H0.5PVMo11O40 catalyst.